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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. – The usual Labor Day Weekend getaway traffic is bad enough, but add a Presidential arrival to Westchester County Airport Friday afternoon and it could be a laborious kickoff to the holiday weekend.

Obama will be returning to Westchester on Saturday to attend a wedding at Blue Hills at Stone Barn in Pocantico Hills. For more on that
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The New York State Thruway Authority and Department of Transportation, with approval from the U.S. Secret Service, has released the times certain sections of area highways will be closed Friday to help travelers avoid traffic during Obama’s visit.

Between 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. Friday there will be intermittent road closures on:

I-684 between Purchase and Armonk

I-287 between White Plains and Port Chester

I-95 between Pelham and the Connecticut State Line

Between 9:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Friday there will be road closures on:

I-684 between Purchase and Armonk

I-287/I-87 between the Tappan Zee Bridge and Port Chester

Several
local streets will also be closed
temporarily Friday as Obama passes through the county. He is due to arrive at Westchester County Airport around 2 p.m. Friday. He will then attend two private fundraisers: in Purchase at Wall Street financier Robert Wolf's home and in New Rochelle for a smaller fundraiser and round-table event.

Obama will then jet off from Westchester County Airport to Rhode Island for a third fundraiser sometime around 6 p.m.

The Federal Aviation Administration issued a no-fly order for flights over parts of Westchester on Friday and Saturday.